The NYU-ECNU Institute of Physics at NYU Shanghai held its first retreat this week in Suzhou. Participants, including faculty from NYU, ECNU and NYU Shanghai, convened in both formal sessions and informal breakouts. NYU Shanghai’s own Tim Byrnes, Pilkyung Moon and Jun Zhang were among the presenters. Dan Stein and Guoxiang Huang, co-directors of the Institute, led a roundtable discussion about the organization's future. Commenting on the significance of the retreat, Prof. Gregory Gabadadze, Chair of NYU's Department of Physics and one of original architects of this young institute, said, “this gathering will undoubtedly shape the future of the Institute”.
On campus this week, Vice Chancellor Lehman signaled, in his address to university staff, a key milestone in NYU Shanghai's development. “As we welcome our third freshman class, by all accounts, we have accomplished a lot over the past three years. It is exciting to witness. Congratulations”, said Lehman as he listed some of the staff’s accomplishments. He added, “we have generated even more magic than could reasonably be expected.” In particular, Lehman applauded this summer’s onboarding of new faculty by HR Mobility, and invited Sophie Hu, of office of Human Resources, to the podium to speak about her team's successful approach to facilitating the arrival of faculty, and making them feel warmly welcomed.
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